For years, the Beach Theater was pretty much an oasis in a multiplex desert. A nice small theater that for the longest time was one of the few (let’s not forget the Tampa Theater) venues in this area to show independent and foreign films. Today, some multiplex’s in the area are actually showing films that at one time would only have been available for showing at the Beach Theater. While this is a good thing, let’s remember we still need to support small independent theaters like the Beach, otherwise they will totally disappear.